The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-11-11

Last Saturday afternoon while ont
driving with two OF biz littI6 girls. r.
B. Stevenson had occasje6 to stop y:
his eister's, just north OF the square,
and - he has been accustomed TO DO
went in. BefoI6 he got back to the
carriage the b6rse took fright at some
thinRand Started home on the run.
The youpEest child was on the front
sat ~ the carriage, but the
elder 6ne, herself not four years: old +,
with rare presence Of mind dragged
hef over into the bed between the
seats and held her there. The horse
had three corners to turn before
reaching home, and at each turn those
who were watching the runaway held
their breaths, expecting to see the car
rage overturned and the little ones
dashed to death. Fortunately how
ever. every turn was made eafely and
the horse and carriage reached home
without a particle of damage having
been done. -
We are sorry to learn that large
unfortunate enough to lose quite heav-
lily through the railroad trade that the
town has enjoyed in the past two or
three months. 1t seems that they
have sold goods to several of the sub
contractors supposing them to be first
contractors and that in case Of diff
Guilty in obtaining payment directly,
their bOndsmen or the railroad com.
rany would he held. The subcontrac-
tors have failed to pay up. and the
railroad company refuses to help out
in the matter, and the bondsmen are
worthless. So at present our merchants
are out. Just how the matter will ev-
entually terminate We cannot tell but
hope our business men will obtain
their pay in some way before long
Among the heaviest losers are Messrs
Young & Carter, and two or three Of
our dry goods houses.-ffordn Her
aid.
The REGISTER has printed columns
in favor of the principle and enforce
rent of prohibition, and the views of
its editor on that question are well
known. The Courcnt is equally as
well known as an opponent of prohi-
sition, having never said a word liz its
favor. Yet both last year and this
year ths third party prohibition lists
employed tie Courdnt to print their
election tickets, not even giving the
REGISTER a chance 20 bid on the work
THAT % they supper a paoe, that is
notoriously opposed to the principle
which they claim to be "the only great
issue in this country" as against a
paper which has always favored this
principle. The columns OF the REG.
IsrED are open to any member O. the
party who will kindly demonstrate
the consistency of such action.
Reports have recently been coming
to the city that since the arrest and
conviction of Ward, of Kincaid, for
selling intoxicating liquors, his wife
has been keeping up the business. Last
Friday County Attorney Schconover
had Mrs. Ward brought before him and
confronted he- with Testimony spfficien
to make s. case. She protested tLat she
did not know that what che had So
was intoxicating, and promised that Il
he would let her off she would sell no
more. Mr.. Schoonover thereupon al-
lowed her to go, upon condition that
she desist from selling cider or any.
thing supposed to be intoxicating in
the future, otherwise this otfense is to
be reheard and punishment meted
out. We think she will keep her word.
Garnet Eagle.
An exchange remarks: "a novel
method of raising money for churches
is most cheerfuily recommended to ali
congregations given to heroic exploits
in the way of fairs, festivals and allied
devices for raising money. A box is
placed in q convenient place. and up
on the birthday of any member Of the
church or Sunday School that person
! puts in pennies corresponding 20 the
number of year,, and each six months
| the box is opened and a snug sum IL
realized. If the church has large con
greration the amount will be surpris-
inglV large. The boxes are called birth
day boxes, and have become quite pop
ular in many towns where the scheme
has been tried.
! The REGISTER regrets exceedingly
F., to announce the death Of w. B
Hamm, father of Hamm Brothers, of
the CourGnt, which occurred Tuesday
morning G. his homo in WOOdson
county II miles southwest Of lola. Tht
deceased was q native Of Pennsylvania
where he lived until he removed tc
kansas nine years ago, He was mai
of much intelligence and of upright
character, a good citizen whose death
! is loss to the community in which hi
/! lived. The funeral services were hello
at the residence at one o'clock yester-
day, after which the remains were
taken to PiQua for interment.
The election passed off very quietly
and genteely in lola as it always
does. The law prohibiting lettering
or electioneering within fifty feet OF the
1 polls was strictly observed and saved
voters, as we'll az the judges and clerks
much annoyance. There were plenty
! of workers on the streets, but so far a
appeared there was no skulduggery
7 practiced or questionable Eieans uset
to influence voters. Altogether it wa
o model election, where every mar
cast his vote without fear or favor, IL
the full assurance that it would b
!. honestly counted.
i lIr. w. II. West took cus his nat
u-al;zatioE papec5 on Monday AMI OF
Tuess.y &c led tte sta ght republican
ticket Ike good Ar-e-ical citizen. l
troubled an E.tie to be Obliged t
renoIlce all allegiance to any foreign
power prince or posentate and par lieu
larly to Victoria, Queen Of England,
for he feared the old lady would fee
badly when she heard he had gOns
back on her. On Mr.. Jacoby's prom
Use. however. that he would not notify
he, he consented to take the prescrib
ed oath.